I went in search of answers about the diminishing importance of The Great Writer. I found bad bagels, incredible stories, and a new appreciation for people who never make history.
A multigenerational saga about a Midwestern family, Crossroads is like most of Franzen novels with one exception: Every plotline leads to the big guy himself.
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